Among the girls, 17% said they slept less than eight hours a night and the corresponding figure for the teenage boys was 13%. Stress levels in the moderate-to-severe range were reported by 38% of ...

Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. The pandemic’s effects on teenagers were profound — numerous studies have ...

Does your teenage son or daughter often complain of persistent, throbbing headaches? Parents might easily attribute these ...

The pandemic reduced social interaction for teenagers and led to documented reports of anxiety, depression and stress, especially for girls. New research from the University of Washington ...

A teen brain with the hypothalamus in light green and pituitary gland in red.(ABC News: Lindsay Dunbar) When the body experiences stress it sends a message to the pituitary gland at the base of ...

"What did it mean for our teens to be at home rather than in their social groups—not at school, not playing sports, not hanging out?" Chronic stress and negative life events are known to ...

Teen suicide has been on the rise since 2007. According to the United Health Foundation, Ohio is currently ranked 11th in the ...

Though several previous brain studies had found that the stress of the pandemic accelerated ... with the restoration of normal social interactions, the teens’ brain development would return ...

less classroom time and more family stress. Regardless of possible limitations, “the pandemic provided a test case for the fragility of teenagers’ brains,” Kuhl said. “Our research ...

High cortisol levels caused by stress can affect the digestive and nervous systems, leading to weight loss. If you unintentionally lose more than 5% of your bodyweight, it is recommended that you ...

Now that school is back in session, downtown Dayton sees an influx of teens between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.The main ...